The North Dakota Republican Party is fractured. Whatever happens at their upcoming reorganization meeting, where leadership from traditional Republicans is under a challenge from populist culture war activists, there's no question that the party has shifted away from what it's been during the last three decades that it has stood astride state politics.

Can the Democratic-NPL, which holds no statewide offices, which has withered to superminority status in the state Legislature, take advantage?

Adam Goldwyn, the newly-elected chairman of the party, joined this episode of Plain Talk to discuss it.

Also on this episode, co-host Ben Hanson and I discuss the latest from the presidential campaign trail. Gov. Doug Burgum's entry to the race has gone pretty well, so far, but he's still at the bottom of the barrel according to the most recent national polls.

What does he need to do to distinguish himself?

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